Starting January 1, 2018 regulation 22 C.C.R. § 72517 Staff Development requires that each skilled nursing facility regulated by the California Department of Public Health provide bi-annual training on working with LGBTQ+ people.
Starting December 23rd, 2022 regulation S2534A requires home health aides, personal care aides, personal care staff, and certified nurse’s aides to receive training in working with patients of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions.
All home health aides, personal care aides, personal care staff, and certified nurse’s aides.
SAGECare’s “Supporting LGBTQ+ Older Adults through In-Home Care NY” satisfies the specific requirements of this regulation and is available as an on-demand video or through our learning management system, giving your staff the flexibility to complete the training individually or as a group.
After purchase, your facility will have access to a sign-in sheet, F.A.Q. to help facilitators answer staff questions, discussion questions, and a download for certificate of completion (part of the regulation requirement).
As an added benefit, your agency may be eligible to earn a SAGECare credential based on the amount of training completed.
Note: Purchasing this product below gives you access to the training content for one calendar year from the date of purchase. After one year, a SAGECare team member will contact you to assess any changes in your staff size and training needs.
Starting 11/10/2023 Bill S1783A, also known as the New York State Long-Term Care LGBTQ+ Bill of Rights establishes certain requirements concerning rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender undesignated/non-binary, questioning, gueer, intersex, and HIV-positive residents of long-term care facilities.
The bill requires each long-term care facility to ensure that the administrators receive training on the Bill of Rights. Staff members are mandated to receive cultural competency training within six months of hire and every two years on the needs and experiences of LGBTQ+ and HIV+ older adults.
SAGECare has developed an additional module that can be added to our management training, (or purchased separately if you have already received the management training recently) entitled “New York State Long-Term Care Bill of Rights” which satisfied the administrative requirements for the Bill. Our “Creating Inclusive Communities – NY” course satisfies the staff specific requirements of this regulation and is available as an on-demand video or through our learning management system, giving your staff the flexibility to complete the training individually or as a group.
After purchase, your facility will have access to a sign-in sheet, F.A.Q. to help facilitators answer staff questions, discussion questions, and a download for certificate of completion (part of the regulation requirement).
As an added benefit, your agency may be eligible to earn a SAGECare credential based on the amount of training completed.
Note: Purchasing this product below gives you access to the training content for one calendar year from the date of purchase. After one year, a SAGECare team member will contact you to assess any changes in your staff size and training needs.
Starting 3/3/2021 Bill S2545 establishes certain requirements concerning rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender undesignated/non-binary, guestioning, gueer, intersex, and HIV-positive residents of long-term care facilities.
The bill requires each long-term care facility to ensure that the administrators and staff at the facility receive training, on at least a biennial basis, concerning care for GLTBTQI seniors and seniors living with HIV.
Along with the administrators and staff training, each facility is required to designate two employees, with one representing management and one representing direct care staff, who will receive in-person training within six months after the effective date of the bill, which employees will serve as points of contact at the facility concerning compliance with the provisions of the bill and will be responsible for developing the training plan for the facility.
One year from effective date of the bill.
SAGECare’s “Creating Inclusive Communities for LGBTQ+ Older Adults-NJ” satisfies the specific requirements of this regulation and is available as an on-demand video or through our learning management system, giving your staff the flexibility to complete the training individually or as a group.
After purchase, your facility will have access to a sign-in sheet, F.A.Q. to help facilitators answer staff questions, discussion questions, and a download for certificate of completion (part of the regulation requirement).
As an added benefit, your agency may be eligible to earn a SAGECare credential based on the amount of training completed.
Note: Purchasing this product below gives you access to the training content for one calendar year from the date of purchase. After one year, a SAGECare team member will contact you to assess any changes in your staff size and training needs.
Senate Bill 99 prohibits certain facilities that provide long term care from taking specified actions based in whole or in part on resident’s actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or human immunodeficiency virus status. Imposes new requirements on facilities that provide long term care, with respect to care of residents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, Two Spirit, nonbinary or other minority gender identity or sexual orientation or who have human
immunodeficiency virus. Permits Department of Human Services to impose civil penalties or take other administrative action for violation of provisions. Requires facility to ensure administrators and staff receive specified training. Requires entity that contracts with facility to provide services or supports to residents of facility to provide specified training to entity’s staff persons. Excuses from compliance with requirements any requirement that is
incompatible with professionally reasonable clinical judgment of management or staff of facility or with state or federal law.
Requires training required for facilities be completed by Long Term Care Ombudsman, deputy ombudsmen and designees of ombudsmen. Establishes LGBTQIA2S+ subcommittee of Governor’s Commission on Senior Services.
Specifies membership and duties of subcommittee.
The bill requires each long-term care facility to ensure that the administrators and staff at the facility receive training, on a biennial basis, concerning care for LGBTQIA2S+ seniors and seniors living with HIV.
By when must facilities comply?
One year from effective date of the bill.
SAGECare’s “Creating Inclusive Communities for LGBTQ+ Older Adults-Oregon” satisfies the specific requirements of this regulation and is available as an on-demand video or through our learning management system, giving your staff the flexibility to complete the training individually or as a group.
After purchase, your facility will have access to a sign-in sheet, F.A.Q. to help facilitators answer staff questions, discussion questions, and a download for certificate of completion (part of the regulation requirement).
As an added benefit, your agency may be eligible to earn a SAGECare credential based on the amount of training completed.
Note: Purchasing this product below gives you access to the training content for one calendar year from the date of purchase. After one year, a SAGECare team member will contact you to assess any changes in your staff size and training needs.
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